A British man has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of killing one man and
the attempted murder of another.

Jason Peter Marshall is the prime suspect in the murder of 68-year-old tour guide Vincenzo Iale who was strangled and stabbed to death in his flat on the outskirts of Rome, according to reports.

The 24-year-old was arrested Friday night after police traced him to a bus using his mobile phone signal.

Officers tracked him down after finding a 55-year-old man severely beaten in the bedroom of his flat in the centre of Rome following neighbours' calls to police after hearing screams and cries for help.

Officers believe Marshall met both men through gay internet chat rooms, according to Sky News.

The 55-year old man identified Marshall as the attacker and said he was threatened with a gun, beaten with a cosh and smothered with a pillow.